diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 600cec2173c8..4c5a2175f605 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -824,8 +824,8 @@ static int parse_elf_properties(struct file *f, const struct elf_phdr *phdr,
 static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	struct file *interpreter = NULL; /* to shut gcc up */
-	unsigned long load_addr, load_bias = 0, phdr_addr = 0;
-	int load_addr_set = 0;
+	unsigned long load_bias = 0, phdr_addr = 0;
+	int first_pt_load = 1;
 	unsigned long error;
 	struct elf_phdr *elf_ppnt, *elf_phdata, *interp_elf_phdata = NULL;
 	struct elf_phdr *elf_property_phdata = NULL;
@@ -1075,12 +1075,12 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 
 		vaddr = elf_ppnt->p_vaddr;
 		/*
-		 * The first time through the loop, load_addr_set is false:
+		 * The first time through the loop, first_pt_load is true:
 		 * layout will be calculated. Once set, use MAP_FIXED since
 		 * we know we've already safely mapped the entire region with
 		 * MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE in the once-per-binary logic following.
 		 */
-		if (load_addr_set) {
+		if (!first_pt_load) {
 			elf_flags |= MAP_FIXED;
 		} else if (elf_ex->e_type == ET_EXEC) {
 			/*
@@ -1171,13 +1171,11 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 			goto out_free_dentry;
 		}
 
-		if (!load_addr_set) {
-			load_addr_set = 1;
-			load_addr = (elf_ppnt->p_vaddr - elf_ppnt->p_offset);
+		if (first_pt_load) {
+			first_pt_load = 0;
 			if (elf_ex->e_type == ET_DYN) {
 				load_bias += error -
 				             ELF_PAGESTART(load_bias + vaddr);
-				load_addr += load_bias;
 				reloc_func_desc = load_bias;
 			}
 		}